Africa aims to avert an mpox pandemic

• Published in: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 386; no. 6717; p. 7
• Main Authors: Ndembi, Nicaise, Abdool Karim, Salim S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 04.10.2024
• Subjects: Africa - epidemiology; Disease control; Emergency response; Humans; Monkeypox; Mpox (monkeypox) - epidemiology; Mpox (monkeypox) - prevention & control; Mpox (monkeypox) - transmission; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Public health; Thailand - epidemiology; Viral diseases; Thailand; Africa

Last month, when the world's most populus country, India, reported its first case of the new, highly transmissible clade Ib mpox variant, the challenge of containing the virus was once again evident. Only a few weeks before that in August, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Cent...